Ocean Ranger Sinks in Newfoundland Storm, 84 Killed – February 15, 1982

Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. Date: January 13, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day…

Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border. Date: November 14, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Scott Fahlman Posts First Emoticons…

Fifteen people are killed when Widerøe Flight 933 crashes into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, Norway. Date: March 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Rollie Fingers First Pitcher to Record 300 Saves, April…

Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses. Date: July 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day…

Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Date: March 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982New York City Nuclear Disarmament Rally…